Morning Mix: What you need to know for Monday

Independent Day School students, staff and parents collaborated on a giant spirograph recently which will be on view at the Mini Maker Faire at Tunxis Community College in Farmington.

Independent Day School students, staff and parents collaborated on a giant spirograph recently which will be on view at the Mini Maker Faire at Tunxis Community College in Farmington.

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Independent Day School students, staff and parents collaborated on a giant spirograph recently which will be on view at the Mini Maker Faire at Tunxis Community College in Farmington.

Independent Day School students, staff and parents collaborated on a giant spirograph recently which will be on view at the Mini Maker Faire at Tunxis Community College in Farmington.

Photo: Courtesy Photo

Morning Mix: What you need to know for Monday

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Weather

Take it slow if you’re headed out the door soon. Fog could make it difficult to see on some Middletown-area roads.

Monday is expected to be a pleasant day but significantly warmer than the weekend. You might also want to grab your umbrella before heading out the door.

Forecasts call for mostly cloudy skies, highs near 80 and a chance of afternoon showers throughout Middlesex County. The chance for rain is expected to increase as the week goes on. Get the detailed forecast on our weather page.

Traffic

The Monday morning commute is off to a good start in and around Middletown with no major accidents, construction projects or other delays to slow you down on Routes 9 or 15 or Interstate 91. Local traffic is also moving smoothly to begin the day.

There is one important note if you’ll be on the Shoreline later Monday.

Crews from the state Department of Transportation are continuing to make roadside safety improvements on Route 1 between the Madison/Clinton line and the I-95 overlap in Old Saybrook.

That project is expected to run 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays until at least mid-October. Police will be out there to guide drivers through the work zone.

Share what you see on the road by tweeting it to @breaking203 and we might include it in our coverage. Make sure you include your name and the town where you took the photo!

In Other News

Human-powered spirograph made by IDS students part of Maker Faire: Students, parents and staff at the Independent Day School in Middlefield will head to Farmington this week to display a human-powered drawing machine they made in Greater Hartford Mini Maker Faire.

Using an old mountain bike chain and gear, and a handful of parts from the hardware store, they built a spirograph 5 feet in diameter that is powered by a person riding a scooter, with the toy drawing circles and spheres on the concrete in chalk. Read more about their creation here.

Middletown football bounces back with big win over South Windsor: The Blue Dragons racked up 440 offensive yards as they crushed South Windsor, 41-0, this weekend.

The victory was important for more than just Middletown’s record, which now stands at 2-1. It also helped the team come back from a loss the week before in a game they thought they should’ve won. Read more on their latest win here.